Figure 1. Indications for adult lung transplants by year.
(Reprinted with permission from Christie JD, Edwards LB, Aurora P, et al. Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: twenty-fifth official adult lung and heart/lung transplantation report – 2008. J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27:957-969)
CF = Cystic fibrosis, IPF = Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, COPD = Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, AT Def = alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, IPAH = Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension